Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 22.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada is 22.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada peaked at 23.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1998.
Canada ranks 35th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.8% | — |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.1% | 23.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 23.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 32 Republic of Korea 22.9% compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.7% compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 22.6% compare
- 36 Argentina 22.0% compare
- 37 Slovakia 22.0% compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 21.6% compare
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada was 22.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release